June 16, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Advice for helping a loved one through an MS diagnosis Last updated April 25, 2023 In June, the U.K. marks Carers Week, which got me thinking about how a chronic illness diagnosis often affects a patient’s entire family. Most often, patients are the focus of…
June 9, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How to Go on Holiday Without Leaving Your House Who wants to go on holiday?! I know, I know, we can’t physically go anywhere right now, but what if I told you that you could go anywhere you wanted while staying at home? Stay with me!…
June 2, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Starting a Podcast: How I Fought Past Mental Barriers to Help Others You’re chronically ill, super anxious, crazy shy, unconfident, and have no interviewing skills. To some, that recipe may sound like a terrible concoction to start a podcast. However, for me, I knew…
May 26, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace We Are What We Tell Ourselves There’s something we need to address, right here, right now. Not all of you will like it or agree with what I’m about to say, and that’s OK. I need to get this off my chest, so…
May 19, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace The Importance of Connecting with Family “You can’t say that!” Screams erupted over our Zoom chat resulting in infectious laughter. Admittedly, it was rude, too rude to mention, especially considering the unexpectedness of who said it. Fun and…
May 12, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Do You Speak Candidly with Your Partner About Your Diagnosis? I hate needles. Being told I’d need to do injections was the worst news ever, second only to my diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Sitting in the neurologist’s office with my husband, Paul, was terrifying. I…
May 5, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace 3 Techniques to Help You Overcome Anxiety and Stress Bookmark this page! Why? Because in this column, I’ll give you three techniques to help manage your anxiety. Anxiety and stress are unhelpful for anyone’s mind or body, particularly with a chronic illness like multiple sclerosis. Feeling…
April 28, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace What Will Our ‘New Normal’ Be When the Crisis Is Over? What will the future look like after this coronavirus craziness is over? One thing is certain: The world can’t go back to being “normal.” This time in isolation has raised…
April 21, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace MS Patients Face Additional Barriers Due to the Coronavirus Well, this is super weird. Being told to stay home and leave our houses only for food, medication, or exercise is bizarre for those of us in England. It’s starting to take a toll on my mental…
April 14, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace An April Fools’ Joke that Wasn’t Very Funny “I can’t move my head,” I thought. It was 5 a.m. on April 1, and the realization of my full bladder prompted my wakening. But I soon realized I had a more significant issue that only became…
April 7, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How to Maximize Productivity While Working from Home I’m grateful that I’ve worked from home for a long time. I imagine that, for many people, working from home for the first time is a difficult adjustment. How do…
March 31, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace How to Cope and Thrive During a Challenging Time Living through this unique time is nothing like I’ve ever experienced before. There’s so much doom and gloom around lately. I don’t know about you, but the constant government alerts and updates don’t feel like…
March 24, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace Tips for Traveling the World from the Comfort of a Couch Following my previous column titled, “5 Free Activities You Can Do at Home During COVID-19 Hibernation,” I thought it would be fun to share some more free things you can do from…
March 17, 2020 Columns by Jessie Ace 5 Free Activities You Can Do at Home During COVID-19 Hibernation I don’t watch or listen to the news, but luckily, fellow Multiple Sclerosis News Today columnist Ed Tobias does. I’ve found that avoiding the news has helped to improve my mental…
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